REN R495 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Settler Colonialism, White Supremacy, Environmental Policy
14 Feb 2019
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There"s something in the water: environmental racism in indigenous and. Slow to address acknowledge or understand how race is implicated in environmental policy making. Environmental racism is a manifestation in many forms. Book based on her experiences, racial inequities, etc. Main arguments in book: redefine parameters of critique around env justice lens in nova scotia & Canada: elucidate ways in which env racism operates as a form of racial and gendered violence (state power) , examine impact of env racism on spirits, minds and bodies of indigenous and. African ns peoples: stress cortisol levels rise, document long history of struggle, grassroots resistance, and mobilizing in both communities to address env racism. Intersectional analysis: not just about class, racism involved. Often don"t find black or indigenous people on boards that make decisions on env decisions that affect their communities. Landfills beside nova scotian african community: 96% of people have cancer, blood cancer.
